PwC has appointed a natural resources industry advisor to lead its UK oil and gas sector team.
Alison Baker will join the company where she will head a department of 500, operating in strategy, risk assurance and capital markets.
Baker has previously held senior positions in the industry and was recently involved with a group that aims to to advance the professional growth of women in the industry.
She said: “We have an outstanding breadth and depth of talent within PwC focused on the oil and gas industry.
“It’s a great foundation from which to build, and over the next five years my aim is to expand the team, bringing on board specialists in areas such as subsurface, consulting, digital, geo-political risk and technology, ensuring we are best placed to support the digital oilfields of the future. ”
PwC operates in 157 countries and has 195,000 employees.